Ravi Shankar is considered a rock star? I mean, he's taught and collaborated with rock stars, but...
Insert witty and clever quip here. My page, as the database hates my handle.^^ and ^^^ : The website probably just says "rock stars" for publicity and for the title. I mean look at who else is on the site. Really Chuck Berry is probably the highest actual rock star on the list if you go look at the website, unless George Martin counts as a rock star.
edited 7th Sep '12 1:52:39 PM by Smasher
I wouldn’t consider any of them “rock stars.” Vera Lynn and Patty Andrews are definitely from the pre-rock era of pop (fans of which HATED rock!). Dave Brubeck was a star in the world of jazz. Arguably folk singer Pete Seeger and Indian traditional musician Ravi Shankar are influential on rock musicians (especially the latter, remember how many rock stars of the late 60s rushed to buy sitars as a result?) but that doesn’t necessarily make them “rock stars.” And I suppose you could argue that Dave Brubeck inspired budding prog-rockers to experiment with jazzy solos and odd time-signatures. But the very idea that anyone would consider Vera Lynn and Patty Andrews to be “rock stars” is quite laughable.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/robinedds/how-much-britpop-icons-have-changed-since-the-90s
Guess this would be related. Seems the people playing some genres just age well.
edited 31st Jul '14 10:33:18 AM by Alucard

It's a website that tells you the dates of births and deaths of various rock stars. They have a ver loose definition of rock star, as seen below.
It's an interesting website and worth a visit or two. Ask them to add more rock stars and let them know who's passed!
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Top 20 Oldest Living Rock Stars, from them:
1. Herb Jeffries (99)
2. Vera Lynn (95)
3. Patty Andrews (94)
4. Pete Seeger (93)
5. Ravi Shankar (92)
6. Little Jimmy Dickens (91)
7. Dave Bartholomew (91)
8. Jimmy Mc Cracklin (91)
9. Franny Beecher (91)
10. Ed Cassidy (89)
11. Slim Whitman (88)
12. Doris Day (88)
13. Charles Aznavour (88)
14. B.B. King (87)
15. George Martin (86)
16. Tony Bennet (86)
17. Ronnie Gilbert (86)
18. Chuck Berry (86)
19. Ralph Stanley (85)
20. Harry Belafonte (85)
Top 20 Rock Stars who Died Youngest, and how old they would be today, from them:
1. Ritchie Valens (17/71)
2. Eddie Cochran (21/74)
3. Sid Vicious (21/55)
4. Stu Sutcliffe (21/72)
5. Darby Crash (22/54)
6. Buddy Holly (22/76)
7. Bobby Fuller (23/70)
8. Ian Curtis (23/56)
9. Razzle (24/52)
10. Andrew Wood (24/46)
11. Robbie Mc Intosh (AWB) (24/64)
12. Berry Oakley (24/64)
13. Cliff Burton (24/50)
14. Tammi Terrell (24/67)
15. Duane Allman (24/66)
16. Randy Rhodes (25/56)
17. Tommy Bolin (25/61)
18. Frankie Lymon (25/70)
19. Paul Kossoff (25/62)
20. Johnny Ace (25/83)
edited 8th Dec '12 12:56:44 AM by Smasher